So recently I did a shipment of contacts from Pinky Paradise for my Summer cosplays c: I ordered a pink pair and a purple pair. I always aim for natural looking but vibrant when buying contacts so the two I picked out were:

IMAGES FROM PINKY PARADISEThis is the Vassen Cloud Nine Pink as shown on their website.

I'm planning on using these contacts for both Jinx from League of Legends and Nonon from Kill la Kill. I think they fit both characters very well.

I think my favourite part about these contacts are the pretty rose petal shape and the ability to be such a weird shade and not look too alarming or striking c:

Excuse my gross makeupless face and shitty lighting but this is what the contact looks like in my eye compared to my normal dark brown eyes. I absolutely love the enlarging effect it gives (14.5mm/15.0mm)

Full makeup test of Nonon with both contacts in! Though the colour may come off as slightly red at times, in real life it's definitely pink. (Even though it's kinda pink-red) Here are my ratings:Color: 4/5 (Just because it's slightly more red at times than pink) Comfort: 5/5 (HOLY SHIT THEY'RE MORE COMFORTABLE THAN MY NORMAL CONTACTS) Enlargement: 5/5I would definitely suggest this to anyone looking for pink contacts. They are VERY vibrant while still natural. The picture they show on the website is a pretty accurate depiction of what the contacts actually look like in real life.

IMAGES FROM PINKY PARADISEThis is the G&G GBT Violet as shown on their website.

I was slightly shocked when I put the contacts in the contact case because they were very translucent... And not very opaque and I didn't know how they would look on my dark eyes.(14.0mm enlargement)

I'm planning on using these contacts for Yang from RWBY. And who ever else has purple eyes? IDK LOL One thing I do like is the lack of that dark black ring on the outside, it makes it look a lot more realistic.

They are definitely enlarging but I was very disappointed with the vibrancy of the purple. It's very muted.

With better lighting it is definitely purple, just it's not very obvious from afar.

It pops in the right lighting, and I imagine in a photoshoot with good lighting probably outside, they will show up. But without it there is a glimpse of purple?Here are my ratings:Color: 3/5 (It's not bad but not good? IDK It'll work) Comfort: 5/5 (HOLY SHIT THEY'RE MORE COMFORTABLE THAN MY NORMAL CONTACTS) Enlargement: 4/5 (Which is a good thing in my opinion, they look more natural)I would suggest these (tentatively) to other users just because I don't know any better coloured purpled contacts? If anyone has any other suggestions let me know, I'm content with these contacts but a little disappointed that they weren't more vivid.

By no means am I saying this is the correct way to do things. This was the first corset I've ever made and a lot of it was extremely experimental. I do like how it turned out but I'M JUST SAYING. THIS IS JUST HOW I DID IT.

Drafting my mock.

Kinda laid out I guess

The shape of the mock had a lovely part that dipped in the front and back and went over the hipbones but the nature of this cosplay required a flat bottom so I modified this when cutting the inner layer of my corset.

As per shown here.

This is how it fit :D I didn't desire how shapely it made me since this Sakizou design tends to me a bit more like "tree trunky" and not so curvy but I figured the way I placed the boning would fix this.

HERE IS THE EXACT PATTERN I USED. I GUESS. OR MY PATTERN SHOWN WHATEVER. The lime green fabric is my inner layer where the elephant fabric is the lining.

Just in case you missed it. My pattern pieces again.

These were then cut out of the actual fabric and then interfaced. (I used a suede) I almost kinda regret interfacing it, because of how stiff the corset was, but I still liked the look so I'm not complaining.

I then proceeded to sew channels in the lining and inner layer for the plastic boning I used.

Yeah... I don't really know much about corsets ;A; Sorry... It was all kinda trial and error...

Here's how the suede looked xD

This next part is pretty much just the diamond pattern I used on the front. It's pretty self explanatory through the pictures so I'm just gonna post that and if you have any questions comment below c:

WHEE<3 Picture spam. I might do these walkthroughs more like that... It's a lot faster and less rambling ;A; But each of these ruffles are additionally hand sewn down just so they won't shift and move out of place. The creme colour is a Shantung Dupioni Faux Silk. I can't even remember how many layers I did on each side and I'm too lazy to count, sorry. I remember that after I had made this I realised my diamonds were too big. Whoops. I kept them anyways xD

This was in no way an exact science. It was literally just pinned onto my dressform, and then cut and serged. Same with that stop part, I literally just drafted a quick 3-section front bodice and shaped it the way I wanted to, pinned it down and sewed it. LOL I'm kinda ashamed of the back but I pretty much got one of those really long bra hooks and put it along the back because I didn't want to waste the time of actually having to string a corset everytime. It's not the prettiest and I'm 90% sure I installed it wrong... So. WHOOPS. No pics really.

The lining/inner layer was then attached to the outside so we have nice beautiful edges<3 Ohmygosh, it was such a bitch to sew through because of how thick it was ;A:

EMBELLISHMENT TIMEEEE WHEEE<3 Due to the fact I am a poor college student, I used green seed beads and a bulk bag of marti gras necklaces to do most of my decoration... IT'S REALLY GHETTO I KNOW BUT... IT WORKED AND LOOKED GOOD ;A;

SO YEAH<3 The beads were strung with a combination of hand sewing, hot glue, and E6000 glue :D If you have any questions, just ask<3

Shitty ass tutorial is shitty. SORRY ;A; I hope it helps at least someone<3 I'm very happy with the way it came out. The only parts I'm displeased with are the back closure (still wouldn't change it though) and the fact my diamonds were too big so I don't have the right number on the corset ><

Before I start on the big "Making of" for my Sakizou Emerald, I decided to put up this little tutorial on how I make my ruffles and bows :3 I have quite a few friends cosplaying Sakizou soon and this is me proving you don't need a super fancy machine or ruffle foot to create beautiful ruffles/cosplays<3SO LET'S GET STARTED! THIS IS FOR YOU ALEX ;D

RUFFLE TUTORIAL WITH A DOUBLE ROLL HEM.

I'm going to start off with a very short ruffle, that's not SUPER gathered. You're going to want to cut a strip of fabric that's at least double the length of the end ruffle that you want. (I normally double it. You can triple it or go less, it's kind of just preference)

Next you're gonna wanna fold a strip of the fabric over and sew it down. I usually just eyeball it, just make sure it's even and you're sewing straight. It'll end up looking something like this:

Next you'll wanna fold that strip over again. This completely hides your raw edge of fabric and you won't have any fraying :3 It's basically a clean finish.

Then you'll wanna either fray check/zig zag/serge the other end of the fabric (this is where you'll be doing the ruffling). In this case, I serged it c:

NOTE: You can also alternatively make ruffles by having the bottom "roll hem" a fold instead. This creates a more voluptuous ruffle but uses more fabric. It works sometimes but other times I prefer this sleeker double roll hem look. The ruffles on my Madoka dress/skirt are all folded ruffles, not hemmed ruffles.

ANYWAYS. Then you'll wanna find the STITCH LENGTH on your machine. And turn it all the way up to 5. Or the longest stitch length you have. I'm pointing to mine but everyone has a different machine.

You're going to want to start sewing by leaving a long strand of thread at the beginning and end of the strip of fabric. You don't reverse stitch, just leave it open and sew very close to the opposite edge of the fabric (from the hem/fold). LIKE SHOWN.

This is where it gets a little tricky. The thread is VERY thin, so you can't pull too hard or force it too much or the thread will snap and you'll hafta start over :c

Knot off one end of the fabric strip.This will be your anchor for your ruffle. You don't HAVE to do this, I just find it extremely helpful, especially on shorter ruffles where you can accidentally pull the entire thread out.

Grab ONE of the two threads and slowly pull it and gather the fabric into the ruffle shape you desire. Gently pull the ruffles further down the strip of fabric so you can pull the thread even more to add more "ruffles".

Depending on how "ruffly" you want your fabric, stop gathering it when it gets to the desired length. Try to keep your gathers even or else your ruffles will look funny c:

Knot the end side once you reach the desired length and start pinning your ruffles down onto the desired fabric you want to attach it to :D In this case I'm making little ankle strap ruffles for my Emerald Sakizou.

Here is this ruffle pinned :3 Very short and sweet.

SHOW THAT RUFFLE WHO'S BOSS AND SEW THAT SUCKER DOWN.

Here's what my strap looked like with the ruffle sewn to it. Now you're going to want to flip it over...

OKAY. SO I DIDN'T FLIP MINE OVER YET BECAUSE THIS WAS FOR A PARTICULAR THING. BUT YEAH.

THE END RESULT. TADAAA<3

You can also do this on VERY long strips of fabric and a trick is to split your ruffle into fourths and to split the fabric you're sewing it onto into fourths that way your ruffles are somewhat evenly spread out. To show the end part of the ruffle better I'm gonna stick in some pictures from when I was sewing the skirt.

ONTO THE BOWS<3 (I am literally shit at taking progress photos so this tutorial might be a bit lacking...)

So my apologises, I forgot to take pictures of when I was making the solid green bows, so you'll get a stripped bow tutorial. Which is a lot more difficult. For a simple just one colour bow, you're going to want to make a rectangle of fabric. Like a little pillowcase except only a tiny little hole on the longer side in the middle to flip it inside out.

So this is one rectangle. For ONE bow, you'll want to have 4 total rectangles. Two fronts and two backs for the "bow" part and then the "ribbon" part.

I kinda forgot to take pictures... SO THIS IS HOW YOU'RE GONNA WANNA SEW IT. Layer the front and back, right sides together and sew around all of it. Leaving just one little open spot in the middle for you to turn it inside out.

After turning it so that you have pretty seams on the outsides, you're just gonna wanna fold the fabric of your hole in nicely and top-stitch along the opening you made just to finish the edge. You do this twice so you have these two nice little rectangle pillow things and put one on top of the other like shown:

I am so sorry for the shittyness of this bow tutorial. I totally forgot to take pictures because I was in major crunch time for Katsucon.

Then you're gonna wanna grab all of them in the middle and do exactly as the picture tells you to! Which is to pinch it all together. Then you're gonna wrap around a tiny strip of fabric and sew it together tightly. Or knot it. It's just preference.

Fiddle with the placement of your rectangle pillows until they look nice :3 And add embellishments if you want<3

You can make these as big or small as you want. Depending on the shape of the rectangles, which is all your preference. Here's a giant one which went on the back of my neck<3

Here's one that was a lot wider than all the other ones I made which gives it this more "fanned" out look :3

So if you have any questions about either of the tutorials, leave a comment or feel free to message my Facebook page :D Sorry for the really shitty bow tutorial... But I feel like the ruffle one was moderately okay? I am by far not a sewing professional or anything this is just me explaining the way I do things to you guys. So take my tutorials with a grain of salt and use them as guides not written stone law :3 Here's a photo of both the ruffle and bow combined together<3 GOODLUCK!

Hiya :D So the other day I did a semi makeup test in my red wig for a whole buncha characters, with just the general "sexy" look in mind. (Was aiming for a Mitsuru/Miss Fortune kind of look. Obviously it'd be more specifically done for each one but this was just kind of a generic sexy dramatic look :D)

So with that as the end result in mind, lets get started :D

First we start off plain face, gross, no contacts but the CUTE COAT THING THAT LYNNIE GAVE ME<3

Pop in dem contacts<3 These are Cosplay Max from Alice and Rabbit in Brown C:

Bloop c:

Here is the basics I use :D I start with a moisturiser :P I'm a pretty big fan of L'Oreal... LOL But then I use True Match L'Oreal liquid foundation in n1 (neutral 1), somewhat pale facing :P And apply it with a brush, use concealer... I don't remember what brand... Yeah and then the matching powder from L'Oreal True Match :D

Now that our skin looks nice and "flawless" from being covered up with a thick layer of goop, ONTO THE NEXT STEP! EYES ;D

This is an eyeliner for cosplay I freaking SWEAR by. It's a gel and it's Maybelline Eye Studio. And it comes with this tiny little brush and gives you so much control whether you want a thick defined line or a feathery thin line. It can do WHATEVER you want<3 And I use this light colour (I think it's called naked) from Ulta as a base on my eyelid before I put anything on it.

White eyeshadow base

Fucking CRAZY black winged liner that makes me look insane :P

I have a palette of like 88 colours from bh cosmetics and then some brushes, I dunno what kind (great tutorial right?) And then a general black Ulta eyeshadow... Yeah. I think it has sparkles in it, not sure :P

So I start off with a light yellow/golden colour towards the back corners of my eye and use a grey/black onto the "crease" of my eyelid. I don't really HAVE eyelids because I'm a monolid... But that doesn't mean I can't fake them ;D

Idk. I'm pretty shitty at this whole tutorial thing. I keep the crease line thicker towards the wing end of my eyeliner and fade it off as it goes closer to the center of my eye. I used browns and golden colours to match the contacts, used white on the inner corner of my eye to highlight it and a little bit on the waterline near the inner corner, then a light pink to highlight the outer under corner.

I am a firm believer in false eyelashes! They seriously make all the difference. Here I'm using cheap Elf eyelashes for $1 from Target (this is before I got a bulk order of gorgeous eyelashes) I pair this with Revlon Precision Lash Adhesive. I swear by this product. Trim the ends of the lashes if they're too big for your eye... Cut from the outer corner (not the thin end or it'll look weird as fuck)

It's a small subtle difference because of the type of lash I'm using, you can go with thicker more dramatic lashes, or even layer them if you want xD

This is my go to blush colour. I just love it, the colour works really well with my skin tone and I've used it like... Forever. If I'm going with more girly young characters I mix it with white and lighter pink eyeshadows... But yeah. LOVE IT.

This is the bronzer I use... I just bought it from a drug store for cheap but it does its job. I'm not that experienced with contouring so I just do what I can xD

So yeah. Since I have a really round face the bronzer can slim it up a bit on my jawline and under my cheekbones. And... Blush goes kinda on the apples of your cheeks. I like to keep it darker towards my ears because... I just like that look okay? Idk. I'm not a makeup guru.

It looks totally extreme without a wig on... But yeah! I added a dark red colour to my lips... I don't have a picture of the lipstick but it's Maybelline E230 Real Raisin. Yeah... I didn't use lip liner or anything I just kinda free handed it... I wear lipstick a lot ;A;...

I have really light eyebrows and I keep them well groomed so you can't really notice that my eyebrow colour doesn't match my wig, but a lot about sexy characters is that sharp angular eyebrow and it also thins the face out... So lets take some eyeshadow and make some sexy eyebrows ;D

And there you have it<3 Beautiful sexy makeup. I guess... My face kinda fucks it up :P

Hope you liked it<3 If you want more shitty tutorials like this comment and tell me<3 If not... Welp. Tell me as well? xD Also if you have any questions, just ask :D

YAY! Making of Officer Caitlyn, this will be a pretty short tutorial because 1) I didn't take that many pictures and 2) There isn't much clothing there :P

Woo. Kinda a rough pattern I just drew out for a mock. Random and stuff.

After basting it together, it was... FUCKING HUGE. So I just pinned it on my dress form :D

Here is the front of the mock, roughly done :3 (Later I brought it up because it was really long)

After figuring out the pieces and stuff, I transferred my mock onto solid paper to then make into the pattern for the actual garment :D

YAY! The actual fabric :3 I made sure I cut out the garment and then a lining for it xD Out of the same fabric... YEAH.

HERE'S A CLOSE UP PICTURE OF MY PATTERN PIECES. YES. SEE THEM? YEAH.

Remember! Ironing is important :D Ironing your seams open will make stuff SO much better. Seriously ;A;

Here's just the outer part of the shirt. I ended up shortening the pattern of the shirt to make it more accurate, after I worked on the lining.

Here's the finished part top without the sleeves. Woo hoo. It's lined and stuff! YAY.

This was when I got my shoes for my Officer Caitlyn :D Aren't they cute? Ebay OP.

PLEATED SKIRT TIME. ARGHJALSJLKASAGAS;

I feel like the pleated skirt is kinda self explanatory, so I didn't really add any comments... Yeah. It's really short with a 7in black zipper in the back, 4 belt loops, instead of the bottom hem, there's a clean fold, and the waistband is neatly hand tacked in.

COLLAR AND TIE :D

I found this pattern off a website for making detachable collars :3 So I just used it and slightly modified it.

Here's what it looks like, I forgot to take any pictures of the tie... But it's an actual mini tie that strings through the collar. And then it snaps on the side and in the middle.

YUP! That's how my tie looks legit :D It's actual a little mini tie that I made myself and then tied... xD It's all interfaced and stuff too. Super cute<3 I love it.

GLOVES

When I got my gloves, they were really... BIG.

I was not very happy when I got them D: The design and material were right but it was SO big. So I decided to pick it all apart and take them in. And it ended up working really well<3

Here's a picture of it all taken apart.

The glove with a lot of the pieces taken out and a few parts cut smaller/out.

WOOT. The glove fits<3

Here's the modified new glove vs. the glove that I bought off Ebay.

:D Here are all the little leftover pieces and stuff. YUP.

Here's what we have so far :D WOOT.

Here's the thingy with sleeves... I forgot to take pictures of them while I was making it. Then I was deciding between the lace bra or the normal one xD I also added the petticoat underneath<3

Yeah. Makeup test and the time I figured out I wanted to use my real hair :D

Mumble jumble: So basically I forgot to take pictures of everything else like my bullet straps and stuff and the hat... But I pretty much bought the hats off a sex shop website and then covered it in the fabric that I used on my costume with a custom pattern I made :DI made the straps really simply with velcro... And then the bullets are sanded down marker caps painted gold with paper covers.WHOA PICTURE DUMP. HERE'S SOME OTHER SHIT.

YUP<3 This was kinda a shitty fast tutorial :D But if you have any questions, leave a comment and I'll do my best to answer<3 Here's a full body shot of my Officer Caitlyn cosplay<3 Hope you enjoy :D

Let me tell you, dis bitch be CRAZY. She has such long legs, but a pretty simple and cute outfit<3

So I pretty much decided to make this cosplay in one week... Before a photoshoot that I didn't really plan on participating in before this week. xD I quickly went to JoAnns and picked up what I needed (also matching Serah's skirt plaid as closely as I could to a red plaid online from JoAnns)

Noted: I did not use this white for the shirt. I used a thin white cotton that was double layered. I loved the results.

Whee<3 Luckily I owned a shirt very similar to the way that Serah's is shaped so I decided to start there :D

Of course I started with a mockup, like I always do, I wanted to get her unique button closure SPOT ON >O

I always talk about my mockups but I don't know if I ever really describe the process very well. I basically use a cheap fabric (that I can get on sale) and draw out what I think the pattern pieces for the shirt will look like (usually a little big). Then I baste these pieces together with my machine using a large stitch size (5) and no reversing (so I can easily rip it apart). This gives me an idea of what the shirt will look like with seam allowances but still let me use the fabric easily as pattern pieces.

Here's just a little picture of the actual fabric I used for the shirt and what the pattern pieces look like. I didn't make a shirt and a lining, I actually just cheated and serged two pieces of fabric together and then worked with them as like one piece after that xD

Always FUCKING IRON. Seriously, whether it be just random pieces or interfacing a collar as I'm doing here, when you iron your cosplay falls nicer and is easier to work with. It's tedious and annoying but it's something I firmly follow and believe in.

So I actually wasn't that happy with the final fit of the shirt, so I decided to hell with it and put two darts in right under the boobs. Luckily I have a dress form so this was very easy to do by just putting the garment on backwards and then pinning the darts where I want them. The collar was just pinned on at this point. But I liked the fit of the sides and back<3

Here you can see I faintly sketched out the pattern of her confusing button hole closure.

This was then cut, folded over to hem then had a small zig zag stitch to prevent fraying. (Let me tell you this part was SOOOO frustrating, you really just need to be patient and take it really slowly)

Here is a closeup of how I ghetto sew the collar on, it's not the proper way to sew a collar but it's the easy way and I think it looks fine anyways<3 I was trying to copy the way Serah's collar is huge and floppy.

Here's the shirt shown with the sleeves hemmed, the v-line, and collar attached. The darts finished and the button closure pinned. (I'm kinda shit at these walkthroughs, sorry ;A;)

This was actually the costume I learned how to sew BUTTON HOLES ONN! Oooo spooky<3 I'm not gonna explain how to sew button holes in detail but I highly suggest always having a little piece of interfacing underneath just so it'll lie smoother<3

One little button<3

ALL OF THE BUTTONS. Mann... This was a long time ago with my old phone case and icky mirror in my parent's room. (I've long been upgraded to the pro bear and mirror in my sewing room)

But this is the final fit of the shirt<3 I was pretty satisfied despite winging A LOT of it. I was EXTREMELY proud of my buttons and buttonholes though<3

I've always wanted to cosplay Konata due to her pretty much being my "spirit character". I never particularly liked their summer uniforms, especially the way the blue clashed with Konata's royal blue hair >< SO WINTER UNIFORM IT WAS! I roped my friend Kat into cosplaying Miyuki with me ;D

Overall this costume was made in like... Two days? It was quite simple and fun to wear. However, the wig gave me complete hell ;A; It was so long and tangly... I should probably buy a new wig for that :P

This isn't going to be a "exact measurements" "follow this precisely" tutorial. It'll be more like a walk through, as most of my "progress posts" are c: HOPE YOU ENJOYY!

Hey look :D These are actually my pattern plans. I tend to draw out most of my costumes before I make them just so I have an idea of what I'm doing. Especially if I'm NOT using a pattern and making my own c:

This is just a peak into my thoughts<3

So I started out with the top. I found a thick white t-shirt jersey from JoAnns and found a shirt that fit me how I wanted the shirt to fit (it ended up a little tight, because the shirt was tight fit but I didn't mind. It ended up looking very nice c:).

So basically: Fold the shirt in half as well as the fabric, lay the shirt on the fabric and cut around it with enough space for seam allowance c: You're gonna want two of these (back and front of the shirt).

Hey look :D I cut it out... Yeah xD

So yeah, uhm... Sew along both of the sides for the main body of the shirt and then the tops of the shoulders... (So it's kinda like a tanktop? :P)

At this point I had attached the sleeves. I cut the sleeve so that the arm hole opening was the same size as the shirt body, but then flared out the sleeve because I wanted a gathered effect by the cuffs.

I also freaked out because I thought I made the shirt way too tight around my boobs (which I did) but it ended up looking fine. (Thank goodness). I actually liked how tight it fit even if it was unlike the traditional school girl uniforms...

This is a friendly reminder to anyone reading to ALWAYS IRON. I know it's tedious and people hate it but it REALLY makes such a difference in how a cosplay looks D;

Also I found this nice "blood orange" :P It's Symphony Broadcloth from JoAnns c:

Adhaskljdlasd; So I didn't take many pictures ;A; I was a little crushed for time. But yeah. FIND A THREAD THAT MATCHES YOUR FABRIC. JUST DO IT D: I hate it when someone's costume looks amazing and beautiful and then you see a thread a completely different colour due to laziness. It's so sad because it doesn't take that long to change your thread and bobbin and it looks so much better when you do.

This was the cuff I cut, I serged the edges as I always do. Erm... YEAH.

I top stitched white bias tape for all the white stripes on the uniform c: These are the cuffs.

Here's a picture of the back of the cuff and then the cuff sewn c:

Both of the cuffs. YAY.

Just a peak into how I gathered the sleeve evenly into the cuff xD It's kinda confusing but it totally makes sense ;A; I SWEAR.

This is before I got a mirror in my sewing room... So this was taken in my room (don't judge) :P This really shows the poofy ness of the sleeves! I LOVE THEM.

ONTO THE COLLAR. This is just a little insight as to how I pattern draft things... I figured I'd just show you all the pictures because it's pretty self explanatory c:

So I made my pattern and cut it out with the middle fold c: I need two of these as well xD

WHITE BIAS TAPE AND THE TWO SAILOR COLLARS C:

Pinning the white bias tape on the collar...

Showing how I topstitch really close to the edge of the bias tape<3

The picture on the left shows how I interpreted the design of the collar, then right sides together sew the back on and then turn it inside out and TADAAA. I left the little hole on the back of my neck so I could just sew it up and it'd be hidden by my wig hair. Then on the right I attached it to the shirt using two snaps right in the middle of my shirt c: Yay for non-traditional methods.

I'm kinda too lazy to describe how I did the pleated skirt... They're easy and you can pretty much follow the pictures. SO YAY<3

YAY. My progress thus far shown c: Sorry for such a picture heavy post... I feel like it explains it easier than me rambling on and on forever with a shit ton of emoticons. LOL NOW ONTO THE BOWWW.

And there you have it :D Here's a picture of the finished product :P You can also check out the gallery on my homepage and click on the picture of Konata to see more :D

FINALLY. A really light blue that's quite vibrant on dark eyes. Exactly what I needed for Nia's stupid little flower eyes. I was quite reluctant at first because I've never ordered from Pinky Paradise before, but as soon as they had my prescription, I ordered these suckers and got them in like... Less than 3 weeks :D

They came SUPER wrapped up which was nice because I knew they'd be safe in all that foam wrapping. The contacts also came with a CUTE piggy contact case<3

Haha, now you guys know I'm not that blind :P Just a little! Enough to need contacts in prescription T.T Uguu.

After opening stupid metal contact cases of death, I put them in the piggy case and took a look. They didn't look NEARLY as vibrant as I thought they would... I was actually slightly disappointed but decided to still try them on. NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER.

So I put the suckers in and BAM. WOW. Like they really were as blue as I thought they would be. And I loved that it gave my pupil that enlarging effect but only had a 14.5mm diameter.

However, one of the contacts gave my eyes major trouble. I tried it in both eyes and for some reason it kept stinging! And this is coming from a regular contact user. I wear contacts everyday for over 15-16 hours so I'm quite used to them.

That one contact always gave my eye a little trouble, but after a hour or two the contacts began to settle and be A LOT more comfortable. I'm not sure if it's my eyes or these specific contacts. I would still recommend them though.

If you're looking for a really bright light vibrant blue I would HIGHLY recommend these contacts. I have really dark brown eyes and as you can tell, they stood out beautifully.

They do look a little unnatural though, I guess that's because the blue is so bright and light xD

They breathe pretty well (this is from a seasoned contact user so I'm not exactly sure...) and were only slightly uncomfortable after my eyes adjusted. I had no problem getting them in or out.

The picture shown on this website was one of the best Nia wigs I had seen, it looked thick with a very nice blend of colours so I took my chances and ordered it. Here's a direct link to the wig's page: [link].

It was quite inexpensive, being only $35 for what looked like a REALLY nice wig that was two-toned, long, and curly. However, the $15 shipping made up for that ;A; Uguu, my poor wallet.

I can't really remember how long it took to ship... But I don't think it was bad ^^;;

Due to my friend loving Gurren Lagann, I decided I'd cosplay Nia to go with her Simon. However when researching Nia Teppelin, the first thing I noticed was the utterly cloud-like ness of her hair. HOW THE HECK WAS I SUPPOSED TO FIND THAT. Luckily my research led me to this website (and trust me, I researched A LOT of different sellers).

So then I got the wig in the mail! I was quite excited and pulled it out to be slightly put off by the blue's blue-ness. It was A LOT brighter than the picture had showed. I did not let this hinder my joy though :3

After letting the wig out of the bag, I was hit by its GORGEOUSNESS. Ohmygosh. This wig was beautiful with very nice curls. It was soft and long and was just ashdlakjsdasd;.

Here's a close up picture of the curls. I found that the blue mixed very well with the blonde and was in each and every curl. It really gave it the cloud-like effect that Nia's hair has.

Excuse the really awkward looking picture of this wig, but I just had to try it on. The bangs were REALLY LONG which was nice because it gives you a lot to work with while styling it. The wig fell to about the small of my back, but I'm also very short.

Overall, I really loved this wig. I wore it all day at a convention and ran around without it getting tangled. Which is a feat for such a long and curly wig. The blue is a little more vibrant than Nia's actually is but I think it's still very good.

Seller: 5/5Quality: 5/5Accuracy: 4.5/5 (the blue is a little more vibrant than Nia's but it still looks gorgeous)Recommended: SO MUCH YES. Also for the fact most of the other Nia wigs out there aren't very good. If you're willing to fork out the cash, this is DEFINITELY worth it.